Western heat wave is a weather emergency, scientists and health care experts say

Heat is responsible for more deaths in the U.S. than all other natural disasters combined

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Ross D. Franklin, The Associated Press
A person waits for a bus in the shade as the heat wave in the Western states continues Thursday, June 17, 2021, in Phoenix.
By Anita Snow | The Associated Press
PUBLISHED: June 18, 2021 at 7:55 p.m. | UPDATED: June 18, 2021 at 8:51 p.m.

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